§ Mr. Edward Daviesasked the Minister of Works what is the present output of building bricks in North Staffordshire; how this figure compares with 12 months ago; and whether all the brickyards are in production.
§ Mr. Key3,778,000 building bricks were produced in North Staffordshire in February of this year and 2,505,000 in the same month in 1946. Twenty-one out of a total of 31 brickworks are in production.